Association of PTPN22 1858 single-nucleotide polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis in a German cohort: higher frequency of the risk allele in male compared to female patients |
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Authors: | Matthias Pierer Sylke Kaltenhäuser Sybille Arnold Matthias Wahle Christoph Baerwald Holm Häntzschel Ulf Wagner |
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Institution: | (1) Medical Department IV, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany |
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Abstract: | The functional single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the gene PTPN22 is a susceptibility locus for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The study presented here describes the association of the PTPN22 1858T allele with RA in a German patient cohort; 390 patients with RA and 349 controls were enrolled in the study. For 123
patients, clinical and radiographic documentation over 6 years was available from the onset of disease. Genotyping of the
PTPN22 1858 SNP was performed using an restriction fragment length polymorphism PCR-based genotyping assay. The odds ratio to develop
RA was 2.57 for carriers of the PTPN22 1858T allele (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.85–3.58, p < 0.001), and 5.58 for homozygotes (95% CI 1.85–16.79). The PTPN22 1858T allele was significantly associated not only with rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP)
positive RA, but also with RF and anti-CCP negative disease. The frequency of the PTPN22 1858T allele was increased disproportionately in male patients (53.8% compared to 33.0% in female patients, p < 0.001), and the resulting odds ratio for male carriers was increased to 4.47 (95% CI 2.5–8.0, p < 0.001). Moreover, within the male patient population, the rare allele was significantly associated with the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope (p = 0.01). No significant differences in disease activity or Larsen scores were detected. The results provide further evidence
that the PTPN22 1858T allele is associated with RA irrespective of autoantibody production. The increased frequency of the risk allele in
male patients and its association with the shared epitope indicate that the genetic contribution to disease pathogenesis might
be more prominent in men. |
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